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| 1. | Johnny One Note
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| 2. | Night Lady
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| 3. | I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking
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| 4. | A Ball for Othello
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| 5. | Sabbath Message
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| 6. | Now Hear My Meaning
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Jazz
Recorded in 1963
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Kenny Clarke (drums)
Francy Boland (piano)
Ronnie Scott (tenor saxophone); Shahib Shihab (baritone saxophone, flute); Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Jimmy Woode, Jr. (bass)
For many, the Clarke-Boland Big Band was not only an all-star band, but also "the" European jazz big band. Recorded in Cologne, Germany in 1963, this album is perhaps the finest recorded by this amazing ensemble.
* Gigi Campi - Producer
The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, which consisted of a combination of American expatriates and some of Europe's best jazz musicians, regularly recorded under the sponsorship of producer Gigi Campi, typically in Cologne, Germany. Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists, including Sahib Shihab (on both flute and baritone sax), trombonist Ake Persson, and drummer Clarke ("A Ball for Othello.") Aside from the brief opener, the standard "Johnny One Note," only "Now Hear My Meanin'," a piece composed by bassist Jimmy Woode, made much of a lasting impression, as it was recorded at least twice more by the band. The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels. Long out of print, this Columbia LP was finally reissued on CD by Collectables in 2002.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Kenny Clarke
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Jan 09, 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: Jan 26, 1985 in Paris, France
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Big Band
Kenny Clarke was a highly influential if subtle drummer who helped to define bebop drumming. He was the first to shift the time-keeping rhythm from the bass drum to the ride cymbal, an innovation that has been copied and utilized by a countless number of drummers since the early '40s.
Clarke played vibes, piano and trombone in addition to drums while in school. After stints with Roy Eldridge (1935) and the Jeter-Pillars band, Clarke joined Edgar Hayes' Big Band (1937-38). He made his recording debut with Hayes (which is available on a Classics CD) and showed that he was one of the most swinging drummers of the era. A European tour with Hayes gave Clarke an opportunity to lead his own session, but doubling on vibes was a definite mistake! Stints with the orchestras of Claude Hopkins (1939) and Teddy Hill (1940-41) followed and then Clarke led the house band at Minton's Playhouse (which also included Thelonious Monk). The legendary after-hours sessions led to the formation of bop and it was during this time that Clarke modernized his style and received the nickname "Klook-Mop" (later shortened to "Klook") due to the irregular "bombs" he would play behind soloists. A flexible drummer, Clarke was still able to uplift the more traditional orchestras of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald (1941) and the combos of Benny Carter (1941-42), Red Allen and Coleman Hawkins; he also recorded with Sidney Bechet. However after spending time in the military, Clarke stayed in the bop field, working with Dizzy Gillespie's big band and leading his own modern sessions; he co-wrote "Epistrophy" with Monk and "Salt Peanuts" with Gillespie. Clarke spent the late '40s in Europe, was with Billy Eckstine in the U.S. in 1951 and became an original member of the Modern Jazz Quartet (1951-55). However he felt confined by the music and quit the MJQ to freelance, performing on an enormous amount of records during 1955-56.
In 1956 Clarke moved to France where he did studio work, was hired by touring American all-stars and played with Bud Powell and Oscar Pettiford in a trio called the Three Bosses (1959-60). Clarke was co-leader with Francy Boland of a legendary all-star big band (1961-72), one that had Kenny Clarke playing second drums! Other than a few short visits home, Kenny Clarke worked in France for the remainder of his life and was a major figure on the European jazz scene.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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